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| Freedom Caucus wish list: policy areas conservatives want Trump to roll back Freedom Caucus wish list: policy areas conservatives want Trump to roll back | |
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| Donald Trump will face immediate pressure when he takes office in January to implement a variety of conservative policy proposals designed to erase much of President Obama’s legacy. | Donald Trump will face immediate pressure when he takes office in January to implement a variety of conservative policy proposals designed to erase much of President Obama’s legacy. |
| The most ardent conservatives on Capitol Hill hope Trump’s anti-establishment attitude could be a signal that the president-elect will carry forth their agenda to roll back the modern regulatory state. | The most ardent conservatives on Capitol Hill hope Trump’s anti-establishment attitude could be a signal that the president-elect will carry forth their agenda to roll back the modern regulatory state. |
| In particular, the Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives – who have long been thorns in the side of Republican leadership in that chamber – will push Trump to move swiftly to enact much of their agenda. | In particular, the Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives – who have long been thorns in the side of Republican leadership in that chamber – will push Trump to move swiftly to enact much of their agenda. |
| The president-elect has already announced that he will nominate one of the Freedom Caucus’s founders, Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, to become head of the Office of Management and Budget, where he can oversee federal spending. | The president-elect has already announced that he will nominate one of the Freedom Caucus’s founders, Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, to become head of the Office of Management and Budget, where he can oversee federal spending. |
| The Freedom Caucus came out with an extended wish list, detailing 228 regulations and executive orders that they would like to see Trump revoke immediately upon taking office in January. These are five of the policy areas that would immediately be affected. | The Freedom Caucus came out with an extended wish list, detailing 228 regulations and executive orders that they would like to see Trump revoke immediately upon taking office in January. These are five of the policy areas that would immediately be affected. |
| Climate change | Climate change |
| The Freedom Caucus outlined a number of steps to curb the United States’ efforts in combating climate change. Their list includes: having the United States pull out of the Paris climate accord; eliminating regulations requiring government agencies to consider the impact of climate change; getting rid of efficiency standards for various electrical appliances; and expanding fossil fuel exploration on federal land. | The Freedom Caucus outlined a number of steps to curb the United States’ efforts in combating climate change. Their list includes: having the United States pull out of the Paris climate accord; eliminating regulations requiring government agencies to consider the impact of climate change; getting rid of efficiency standards for various electrical appliances; and expanding fossil fuel exploration on federal land. |
| Net neutrality | Net neutrality |
| The conservative group is also pushing for Trump to overturn the rule implanted by the Federal Communications Commission that treats broadband internet as a utility. In particular, net neutrality means that internet service providers must treat all content equally and cannot block or slow rivals content. The regulation was opposed by some on the right who see it as government interference with the internet. The Freedom Caucus claims that the rule was made with a “lack of economic rigor and will thus have an impact far greater than envisioned”. | The conservative group is also pushing for Trump to overturn the rule implanted by the Federal Communications Commission that treats broadband internet as a utility. In particular, net neutrality means that internet service providers must treat all content equally and cannot block or slow rivals content. The regulation was opposed by some on the right who see it as government interference with the internet. The Freedom Caucus claims that the rule was made with a “lack of economic rigor and will thus have an impact far greater than envisioned”. |
| Labor | Labor |
| There are also a number of proposals to undermine workers’ rights and the role of organized labor. The Freedom Caucus proposed revoking rules to expand eligibility for overtime pay, for treating independent contractors as employees under labor law as well as waiving the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires federal contractors to be paid “a prevailing wage”. | There are also a number of proposals to undermine workers’ rights and the role of organized labor. The Freedom Caucus proposed revoking rules to expand eligibility for overtime pay, for treating independent contractors as employees under labor law as well as waiving the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires federal contractors to be paid “a prevailing wage”. |
| Export-Import Bank | Export-Import Bank |
| The Freedom Caucus also goes after a long-time bogeyman, the Export-Import Bank, calling for the removal of a regulation which establishes the bank as the official export creditor of the US. Fights over the bank, which many conservatives view as an example of corporate welfare, have prompted government shutdown fears in recent years, as well as continued intra-party conflict, as many Republicans view the government corporation as a force for good, playing a crucial role in helping American businesses compete overseas. | The Freedom Caucus also goes after a long-time bogeyman, the Export-Import Bank, calling for the removal of a regulation which establishes the bank as the official export creditor of the US. Fights over the bank, which many conservatives view as an example of corporate welfare, have prompted government shutdown fears in recent years, as well as continued intra-party conflict, as many Republicans view the government corporation as a force for good, playing a crucial role in helping American businesses compete overseas. |
| Supersonic flight | Supersonic flight |
| There is currently a ban on overland supersonic flight. Originally set in 1973 as Concorde was being first rolled out for commercial uses, it aimed to protect Americans from the dangers of sonic booms, created when an object goes faster than the speed of sound. The Freedom Caucus would aim to replace this with a noise standard in order to “Make Sonic Boom Again”. | There is currently a ban on overland supersonic flight. Originally set in 1973 as Concorde was being first rolled out for commercial uses, it aimed to protect Americans from the dangers of sonic booms, created when an object goes faster than the speed of sound. The Freedom Caucus would aim to replace this with a noise standard in order to “Make Sonic Boom Again”. |